Overview
- Deeb captured Event #74, the $1,500 Eight Game Mix, defeating Dean Joe heads‑up for $181,625 while adding a ninth WSOP bracelet to his record.
- He recovered from a near‑elimination short stack after losing a big pot late in Day 3 and doubled several times to fuel a comeback that carried him to the title.
- The win ends a run of high‑profile near misses for Deeb this year, which included multiple runner‑up finishes at WSOP Europe and a second place in the $3,000 Nine‑Game Mixed event.
- Minutes after collecting the bracelet, Deeb returned to the felt to enter another event as he continues to chase a possible tenth bracelet and further Player of the Year points.
- Deeb’s milestone comes as part of an unusual cluster that saw Benny Glaser and Michael Mizrachi also reach nine bracelets within days and arrives with several marquee events still running, including high‑roller PLO fields and the Main Event starting.